I am having a contest to drum up a little board interest for the Indy 500.  Get a driver, and win a free RPG bundle!

In Episode 48 of the Animalcast, the guys get to the bottom of the controversy stirred up in Episode 47.  Specifically, they get the real answer as to the similarities between Father Llymic in WotC's Elder Evil's supplemental book and Kyle's project, Gemini's Glade.  It turns out it was a case of parallel development.  In this indepth interview, the guys talk with Jason Bulmahn, who authored the Father Llymic portion of Elder Evils.  Kyle offers a full apology and retraction to both Jason and Robert Schwalb.  The guys then talk to Jason about his work on the Pathfinder RPG rules for Paizo with Monte Cook as a consultant.  Jason talks about what it's like working with Monte, how good Monte smells and answers the burning question Kyle has been trying to get an answer to- does Monte ever ask about him?  Jason also talks about working at Paizo, and they conclude the episode with a few choice words Kyle has for Nick Logue at Sinister Adventures.  Jason predicts Kyle will be issuing a retraction and apology to Nick Logue in the near future.

Listen to the Animalcast.

I will be running at the upcoming Chicago Gameday at Gamesplus.

This will the sequel to a Britannia adventure for Roma Imperious.

It will use Iridium V2.

It will be fun.

Sign up thread.

Hope to see you there.

Bill

A stripped and streamlined rule set for Dog Town the roleplaying game of crime, money and violence set in the seedy underbelly of decadent and dangerous 1970's New York. If you like films like American Gangster, Goodfellas, Thief and Donnie Brasco then you'll probably want to check Dog Town out.

Download it free here

Don't know what I'll be playing yet, But here is what I'll be running:

Friday, June 27th Afternoon 1 PM
Spycraft 2.0
Chicago 411 – Several Prominent Chicagoland citizens are missing without a trace. Your team is dispatched to take over the missing persons investigation.

Fri Evening June 27th  6 PM
Castle & Crusades
Shield of the King - Shield of the King. It's good to be the King, but not for you. A new war has begun, and it's up to you to protect your Monarch...

Friday Night June 27th 10 PM
Terra Incognita
The Lost Oracles -- 1894, An ancient document found in the ruins of a newly discovered subterranean temple near Troy, A tantalizing clue to the location of another secret Temple of Oracles. A second clue as to the fate of the oracles at Delphi. Evidence that the Seers are active, even now, at the dawn of the Industrial age....

Sat Morning  June 28th 10 AM
The Siege of St. Augustine
1/72 Miniatures
Slavery was abolished in Florida in 1728. In 1740 the Siege of St. Augustine was a part of the War of Jenkin's Ear during which England and her colonies attacked Spanish colonies in the Americas. After some mutual minor skirmishes, Governor Oglethorpe of the colony of Georgia raised a mixed force of British regulars, the 'Old' 42nd Regiment of Foot, colonial milita from Georgia and Carolina, Hugh MacKaye's Highlanders and American Creek and Chickasaw, or Uchee Indians attacked south and made for the stronghold of Governor Manuel De Montiano the Castillo De San Marco in St. Augustine .
In 1740 Governor Oglethorpe, the English Governor of Georgia, attacked and besieged the Spanish Governor of Florida, Manuel De Montiano, at the Castillo De San Marco in St. Augustine... Find out what happened.

Saturday Afternoon, June 28th  3 PM
Metamorphosis Alpha
Landfall – Congratulations on saving the Colony Ship Mao Tze Tung. Your new orders are to initiate the colonization of Delta Triangulum Beta.

Saturday Evening, June 28th  8 PM
Spycraft 2.0
Roman Holiday – Your spycraft team is granted a short vacation in Rome.  After a rather sudden surprise, it's up to your team to recover a new agency weapon that found its way into hostile hands...


Sun Morning, June 29th,  10 AM
Eberron 3.5 D&D
Byeshk Darkfall – An inquisitor needs the talents of adventurers to track down a criminal who has taken refuge in the Byeshk Mountains.

Preview of my last piece.




Now open for comissions! I do both digital and traditional.


You can see a sample of my work at http://faerywitch.deviantart.com/gallery/
bandruid_meridene@yahoo.com.

Thanks for your attention and have a great campaign!

World Adventure Writing Month 2008 is here!  Check out the website at //www.woadwrimo.org to participate.

Worldwide Adventure Writing Month is a grassroots effort to motivate RPG fans to spend one month (July) writing a new adventure to share with the rest of RPG fandom.  '07 was our first year and we got some great adventures to share with you, thanks to the efforts of Jay Hafner, Peter Seckler, Phil Winters, Gabor Lux, and Bobby Derie.

Whether you've never written an adventure before or have a hundred modules under your belt, why not join our effort to expand the pool of free stuff that GMs can use?  WoAdWriMo doesn't require you to sign up and there are no crazy rules you have to follow.  This website exists to cheer you on, to host your completed adventure if you want us to, and to help out in any way we can.  Hit a snag in your adventure design?  Got some writer's block?  Want to share a cool bit you've come up with?  Then swing by our forum and join the conversation!

But keep in mind WoAdWriMo isn't this blog or this site or the forum.  And as your WoAdWriMo coordinator this month isn't about me.  The website exists as a service to the real heart and soul of Worldwide Adventuring Month, and that's you.  WoAdWriMo is about regular gamers having fun working on a challenging but not impossible task and then sharing their results.  Please join us.  Take the challenge to write and complete adventure in the month of July.

I hope that several talented people from here submit adventures.  Yes, I'm looking at you Dr. Rotwang.

In Episode 52 of the Animalcast, the guys introduce their new Gamer Girl correspondent who is going to start providing game reviews for the podcast.  Kyle also announces that July is World Adventure Writing Month, and advises everyone to visit Jeff Rient's website and participate.  The guys then conclude their discussion of online RPG gaming, including their experiences with WebRPG, GRiP, IRC gaming and unabashed speculation on Gleemax.  In an extended divergence from the main topic, the guys also talk for a bit about D&D 4.0.

Link to the Podcast

At long last, the book many have been waiting for is finally available and just in time for Tricky Owlbear's 1st anniversary!  Behind the Spells: Compendium presents the first 36 issues of the Behind the Spells series along with brand new content and behind-the-scenes comments by the author!

As always, for each spell you get a history of the creator, at least two "spell secrets" (new rules for using the spell), and "related research" (new material which somehow relates to the spell or its creator).  Whether you're a player or a GM, there's wealth of v3.5/OGL information in these pages just waiting to be unleashed at the game table.

Why buy books packed with new spells when there is still so much that can be done with the classics?  Get back to basics with Behind the Spells Compendium!

As of this day, this title is only available as a pdf at RPGNow,  YourGamesNow and Paizo.com.  But within the next week, you'll be able to purchase a print copy through Lulu.com (softcover and hardcover)!  Watch for that announcement soon.

Retail price for the pdf is $15 but in honor of our anniversary, we're offering it at 20% off (or $12) for the next week.  Thanks to everyone for your support of the series over the last 3 years!

Hello,

Just wanted to let those out there that are looking for some cool "old school" RPG art along with character portraits at very reasonable prices know that we just got a site up and running that caters to just that....cool "old school" RPG art. If you have an idea for a piece of art, we can do it! Have a gaming party that has to be seen? We can do it! Have a memorable encounter during a campaign? With a good description, we can put it on paper or JPEG file for you! Take a look if you get a chance. Thanks!

Sample of my work:




The site is: //www.threeheadedtroll.com and there are two other talented artists there as well. Thanks again!

Hey folks,
That time again. I will be running "Against the Cult of Thule" in Shades of Earth. It is set in 1938 Texas town of Wayside where the you play one of five strangers pulled together to battle an ancient evil that has been awaken from its slumber.

This will use the new Iridium V2, pregenned characters and will be happening on Nov 8th.

For More Info go to EnWorld thread

Thanks and hope to see you there.

Bill

Three Rivers Con
Saturday January 31, 2009 at 4:00pm
Hampton Inn,

9128 Executive Park Dr
Knoxville, Tennessee 37923 Get Directions
GamerCon

Where: Hampton Inn off of Cedar Bluff exit.
Cost: $7 pre-register............$10 at Door.
FOOD: Pizza and soft drinks included in admission*

This will be a small event limited to about 55 people. We will have 4 tables for DM's who will be having two different sessions. There will be 2 tables for eating, socializing, CCG's, or anything else that won't take up to much of other gamers' space.

There will be no table registration for players wanting to play at the reserved tables. It will be first come, first serve. The DM's will be posting their campaign teasers, including system, if they want you to bring pre-gen'ed character sheets, in a thread at http://forums.knoxgamers.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19144.

Please show up 30 minutes before the session starts to get everything squared away with your DM.

Session 1: Starts at 4:30 pm, Ends at 8:30 pm
Session 2: Starts at 9:00 pm, Ends at ??:??

*As for the asterick besides the food, please bring some snacks to share with your fellow gamers. We want to keep the price of our little shin-dig down and need your help to do so.

Also, please help us keep this room clean by cleaning up after yourself, and using the trash can.

I, nor anyone helping to run the KnoxGamers site, don't want to take a big hit in the wallet. For us, we do this for fun and would like to keep it that way for as long as possible.

Support us by stopping by, eatting some grub, best our gaming stories with your tales, and playing.

Join us at http://forums.knoxgamers.org/index.php.

Ticket Info: $7 pre-register............$10 at Door
Website: http://forums.knoxgamers.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19144&star...

I guess this is the right thread for this:



Mythmere Games is pleased to announce the release of Knockspell #1 (Winter, 2009). Knockspell magazine is the magazine of fantasy retro-clone gaming, and the content is all compatible with OSRIC, Labyrinth Lord, 0e, 1e, and of course with Swords & Wizardry! The magazine's content includes:
Cover artwork by Pete Mullen
Who Sucked the Fun Out of RPGing?, by Tim Kask
Death Magic & Dark Dealings, a Necromancer NPC for OSRIC by Scot "Kellri" Hoover
Three Principles of Adventuring Success by James C. "Semaj" Boney
Isles on an Emerald Sea, an adventure by Gabor Lux
Charnel Crypt of the Sightless Serpent, an adventure by Jeff Talanian
--and much more--

The pdf is currently available at lulu.com for $3, HERE

The print edition is not yet released; I have to set it up slightly differently from the pdf, and that's not complete yet.

Enjoy!

But THIS one does publishing:

//www.dementia5.com

a slightly less typical approach to RPG gaming, with a more historical bent to it (Medieval, Gaelic, Gothic, Victorian...)

The "shop" isn't open yet, but the downloads are good and the message forum is picking up pace after only a few days:

//www.dementia5.com/community

lots to poke around so have a look, feel free to register, we hope you like it.

And thanks...

Cheers,
- d5